People often ask me what my workout routine looks like. My weekly pregnancy workout schedule actually doesn’t look that much different than my “normal” workout schedule except when it comes down to exercise selection and intensity! What follows is an ideal outline of my week but since getting pregnant (twice!) and now having a toddler Read More
The 6 Best Pregnancy Core Exercises You’ve Never Heard Of
Core training during pregnancy can get very confusing. Should you stop doing core exercises completely? Can you do anything other than planks? What should i do instead of crunches and sit-ups? What are the best pregnancy core exercises that won’t cause diastasis recti? The good news is that training your core is safe during pregnancy and, Read More
Pregnancy Love Handles Workout (No Equipment Needed!)
I was recently asked about exercises that target the love handles that are safe for pregnant women. Love handles is a popular term for the excess fat that accumulates around the waist and hips. Performing exercises that target the obliques can help strengthen and tighten your midsection. Even during pregnancy, core exercises can help strengthen Read More
Prevent Pregnancy Back Pain With These 5 Exercises
Nagging back pain is a common pregnancy complaint. But just because most pregnant women will experience this annoying symptom starting in their second trimester, doesn’t mean that there isn’t anything you can do about it. Most pregnant women experience some degree of back pain because as their baby and belly grows, the curve of the lower Read More
Pelvic Girdle Pain: Why Your Doc Might Be Wrong About Sciatica
The stories from women are all similar in nature. One day, later on in their pregnancies (usually during the third trimester) women suddenly experience an intense pain shooting through their lower pelvic area, butt, and or thighs. The pain is so intense that they are immediately crippled often unable to move. These women then consult Read More
My Pregnancy Workouts: 9 to 13 weeks
The second half of my first trimester brought a couple of challenges to working out but I was still able to get a workout in at least a few times a week. Right after we announced our pregnancy, I came down with what I thought was a cold. Well the sick feeling and headaches have Read More
Are Pregnancy Cravings Real?
Now that people have found out that I am pregnant, I usually get hit with two questions: 1) Do you have morning sickness? and 2) Any pregnancy cravings? I am definitely not at all surprised that these are the two main topics of interest when it comes to my pregnancy. I believe that both of Read More
My Pregnancy Workouts: 4 to 8 Weeks
I wouldn’t be a very good trainer or coach if I didn’t also practice what I preach so I have been documenting all my workouts since I found out I was pregnant about a month and a half ago. I am not sharing this because I want other people to follow my workouts necessarily but Read More
And So the Adventure Begins: I’m Pregnant!
Hello everyone! As some of you may or may not know, my husband and I recently made our pregnancy public with, of course, the obligatory social media announcement. We are extremely excited to share this news with everyone and for the journey that lays ahead of us! I am also excited to practice what I Read More
Scaling for CrossFit: First Trimester
During my experience as a CrossFit coach over the past several years, I have encountered and worked with a number or pregnant clients that wanted to continue “crossfitting” throughout their pregnancies. The good news is that, especially if you had already been doing CrossFit for 6 months or more before you found out you were Read More